# Botticelli -- June 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 2, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923 "2020-06-02T13:53:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/181 "2020-06-28T15:59:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you record _Wintersong_ with Sara Bareilles? > 2. Did you battle Abdul Abulbul Ameer? > 3. Did you play Kinch on _Hogan’s Heroes_ ? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Ivan Skavinsky Skvar. 3. Take a DQ. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write the music for the story of the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about? > IQ2: Did Ducky look like you when he was young? > IQ3: Were you the first Tsar of Russia? IQ1: I am not Isaac Hayes. IQ2: I am not Ilya Kuryakin. IQ3: I am not Ivan Grozny (“the Terrible”). DQs: 1. real ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/182 "2020-06-28T16:11:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write the music for the story of the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about? > IQ2: Did Ducky look like you when he was young? > IQ3: Were you the first Tsar of Russia? (Bonus points for getting the number correct 😀) > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQ1: I am not Isaac Hayes. > IQ2: I am not Ilya Kuryakin. > IQ3: I am not Ivan Grozny (“the Terrible”). Correct on all three. (Ivan Grozny\* was Ivan IV, by the way.) \*Groznyj, by the transliteration scheme I was taught. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/183 "2020-06-28T19:11:39Z")
Previous IQs: Did you do very badly when you gave your deposition in a sexual-harassment lawsuit? - Isaiah Thomas, at the time a top official at Madison Square Garden Did you record “Baby’s Got It”? - Ike Turner: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ITnwNNXan8) Did you write bios of Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs? - Yes, Walter Isaacson DQs: Male? Living? IQs: Were you, according to legend, introduced to the great man you were named after while you were still a babe in arms? Was a pumpkin hurled at you by a horseman? Did Bill Clinton hearken back to your story in a eulogy? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/184 "2020-06-28T19:18:00Z")
IQ1: Were you the best-known queen of Castile? IQ2: Were you one of Sgt Fury’s Howling Commandos? IQ3: Were you Manasseh’s great-grandfather? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/185 "2020-06-28T20:38:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you, according to legend, introduced to the great man you were named after while you were still a babe in arms? > Was a pumpkin hurled at you by a horseman? > Did Bill Clinton hearken back to your story in a eulogy? Respectively: I am not Washington Irving. I am not Ichabod Crane. Take a DQ. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the best-known queen of Castile? > IQ2: Were you one of Sgt Fury’s Howling Commandos? > IQ3: Were you Manasseh’s great-grandfather? IQ1: I am not Isabella. IQ2: I am not…Izzy Pinkerton? IQ3: I am not Isaac? If not Isaac, take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/186 "2020-06-28T21:55:14Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the best-known queen of Castile? > IQ2: Were you one of Sgt Fury’s Howling Commandos? > IQ3: Were you Manasseh’s great-grandfather? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQ1: I am not Isabella. > IQ2: I am not…Izzy Pinkerton? > IQ3: I am not Isaac? If not Isaac, take a DQ. Correct. Close – Izzy Cohen. (Pvt Pinkerton – he of the bumbershoot – was named Percy.) Correct. DQ: Known for the arts? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/187 "2020-06-29T13:13:36Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:179, topic:854923”] IQs: > 1. Did you record _Wintersong_ with Sara Bareilles? > 2. Did you battle Abdul Abulbul Ameer? > 3. Did you play Kinch on _Hogan’s Heroes_ ? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Ivan Skavinsky Skvar. 3. Take a DQ. [/quote] #1 is Ingrid Michaelson. #2 is correct. #3 was Ivan Dixon. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/188 "2020-06-29T14:14:10Z")
IQ1: Did your son Strephon want to marry Phyllis? IQ2: Did you design the _Great Western_ and the _Great Eastern_? IQ3: Did you feature in a sequel to _Half Magic_? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/189 "2020-06-29T14:40:00Z")
Previous IQs: Were you, according to legend, introduced to the great man you were named after while you were still a babe in arms? - Yes, Washington Irving, by his nanny on a NYC street Was a pumpkin hurled at you by a horseman? - Yes, his literary creation, Ichabod Crane Did Bill Clinton hearken back to your story in a eulogy? - Isaac’s sacrifice, at the funeral of Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin DQ: American? IQs: Did you have very hard feelings for Sen. Richard Lugar? Did Seven of Nine consider you almost a son? Did Elrond warn you not to take the One Ring? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/190 "2020-06-29T14:58:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your son Strephon want to marry Phyllis? > IQ2: Did you design the _Great Western_ and the _Great Eastern_ ? > IQ3: Did you feature in a sequel to _Half Magic_ ? IQ1: I am not…Iphigenia? IQ2: I am not Isambard Kingdom Brunel. IQ3: I am not…Iris? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you have very hard feelings for Sen. Richard Lugar? > Did Seven of Nine consider you almost a son? > Did Elrond warn you not to take the One Ring? Respectively: Take a DQ. Take a DQ. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. known for the arts 5. American ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/191 "2020-06-29T15:17:03Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your son Strephon want to marry Phyllis? > IQ2: Did you design the _Great Western_ and the _Great Eastern_? > IQ3: Did you feature in a sequel to _Half Magic_? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQ1: I am not…Iphigenia? > IQ2: I am not Isambard Kingdom Brunel. > IQ3: I am not…Iris? Iolanthe. Correct. Ivanhoe. DQ1: Known for writing? DQ2: Born after 1980? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/192 "2020-06-29T15:20:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did Bill Clinton hearken back to your story in a eulogy? - Isaac’s sacrifice, Pssst… > [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ3: Were you Manasseh’s great-grandfather? > > > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > > IQ3: I am not Isaac? If not Isaac, take a DQ. > > Correct. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/193 "2020-06-29T15:26:23Z")
Ah, thanks, **SCA**. Then I will not ask one earned DQ. IQs: Did you have very hard feelings for Sen. Richard Lugar? - Imelda Marcos; she blamed the senator for urging the Reagan Administration not to prop him up when massive street protests broke out in Manila and elsewhere Did Seven of Nine consider you almost a son? - Icheb, on _Star Trek: Voyager_ Did Elrond warn you not to take the One Ring? - Isildur, Elendil’s (first) heir DQs: First name start with I? Has won a top award in his field? IQs: Did you say, in a biopic, “It’s late, we’re all tired, let’s go home”? Have you been talked about as the possible next 007? Were you FDR’s Secretary of the Interior? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/194 "2020-06-29T19:08:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you say, in a biopic, “It’s late, we’re all tired, let’s go home”? > Have you been talked about as the possible next 007? > Were you FDR’s Secretary of the Interior? Respectively: Take a DQ. I am not Idris Elba. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. known for the arts 5. American 6. not known for writing prose 7. born before 1980 8. first name starts with I 9. has won a top award in his field ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/195 "2020-06-29T20:16:50Z")
IQs: Did you say, in a biopic, “It’s late, we’re all tired, let’s go home”? - Ingrid Bergman, playing Golda Meir; it was her complete speech at the end of a long political fundraising dinner Have you been talked about as the possible next 007? - Yes, Idris Elba Were you FDR’s Secretary of the Interior? - Harold Ickes DQs: Known for writing poetry or lyrics? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you the protagonist of _A Confederacy of Dunces_? Were you played by a guy who later abruptly quit a cop show? Are you an author related to a prominent South American political family? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/196 "2020-06-30T12:16:57Z")
DQs: 1. Known for the performing arts? 2. Born before 1960? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/197 "2020-06-30T12:43:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the protagonist of _A Confederacy of Dunces_ ? > Were you played by a guy who later abruptly quit a cop show? > Are you an author related to a prominent South American political family? Respectively: I am not Ignatius O’Reily. Take a DQ. I am not Isabel Allende. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. known for the arts 5. American 6. not known for writing prose 7. born before 1980 8. first name starts with I 9. has won a top award in his field 10. partially known for writing poetry or lyrics 11. known for the performing arts 12. born before 1960 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/198 "2020-06-30T13:59:57Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a pianist and composer who spoke out for Polish independence? 2. Were you a dancer who died when your scarf was caught in the axles of the car in which you were riding? 3. Did you have more shoes than just about anybody? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/199 "2020-06-30T15:25:51Z")
IQs: Were you the protagonist of _A Confederacy of Dunces_? - Yes, Ignatius O’Reilly Were you played by a guy who later abruptly quit a cop show? - Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin later left _Criminal Minds_ on short notice) Are you an author related to a prominent South American political family? - Yes, Isabel Allende DQs: Best known as a singer? Born east of the Mississippi River? IQs: Were you Hillary’s top healthcare task force aide? Did you try to steal a robot in order to “live” longer? Were you and your brother both noted in American musical circles before 1973? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/200 "2020-06-30T16:53:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a pianist and composer who spoke out for Polish independence? > 2. Were you a dancer who died when your scarf was caught in the axles of the car in which you were riding? > 3. Did you have more shoes than just about anybody? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Isadora Duncan. 3. I am not Imelda Marcos. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Hillary’s top healthcare task force aide? > Did you try to steal a robot in order to “live” longer? > Were you and your brother both noted in American musical circles before 1973? Take a DQ. There’s a _Star Wars_ short story in which bounty hunter droid IG-88 uploads himself into the Death Star–does that count? If not, take a DQ. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. known for the arts 5. American 6. not known for writing prose 7. born before 1980 8. first name starts with I 9. has won a top award in his field 10. partially known for writing poetry or lyrics 11. known for the performing arts 12. born before 1960 13. best known as a singer 14. born east of the Mississippi River [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923.md?page=11)